Is the Gulf a safe place to ride?

[djkorn1]

Waves in the gulf can vary. When the waves are small it is not much different from a lake. I rode in Destin, FL and it was an amazing ride location. Get in that water as soon as possible...you have more chance of dying in a car wreck on the way to the beach than by a shark. Least of your worries. Make sure electrical system is perfect. The salt will find flaws.

 

[Idok]

sharks are everywhere....first thing I do is cruise the sandbars to check em out


they wont bother you

 

[Berky]

Ya if your not chumming or spear fishing it is very hard to get bit although I've seen a couple guys with a torn up leg and ankle surfing .

 

[KTM434]

Riding in the ocean isn't safe. Accept it. Love it or leave it.

Lakes are more dangerous than ocean, ask me how I know

 

[skinnyman]

Sharks no issues at all on the Texas Gulf there are bull sharks that will grab some guy fishing and take a bite
Jelly Fish, Cabbage heads, and those pesky purple things with long stingy tentacles. That's what you need to be aware of .If there out wear a wetsuit

 

[Dools]

Just think of the sharks as extra motivation not to fall off your ski.

-Dools

 

[kevbo]

Ive heard there's sea monsters and that you will fall off the edge if you go too far out.

 

[JGringo]

First steps... I have to get a new safe tank, as well as a PFP and ADA head... Then I'll feel like I can stomp those crocs and cotton-mouth (poisonous) water snakes.


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[FlightPlanDan]

Just don't float around as if you were bait for too long.
I'm more afraid of the fresh-water "brain-eatin' amoeba" than I am of sharks.
When you see one, simply go the other way. (a shark, that is. Amoeba are hard to see)
And you will see one. And for each one you see there are many, many more. Like cock-roaches. Especially near inlets where the riding is best, it's also the best feeding area for sharks, and a lot of other things.
I've cautiously run away from a few at Matanzas. The biggest was a tiger approx. 13' long in 8' of water. (estimated length by about 9' between dorsal and tail fins).
You're not what they are there to eat. Don't look or act like food and you will likely be fine.

 

[JGringo]

Okay, so who is here and wants to tear it up?!


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[djkorn1]

Go rip Destin, FLA. Hit up Xtreme Jetskiing rentals. They have some standup and blaster guys.

 

[madscientist]

What do you have in mind? And how long you going to be local?

 

[King Kang]

If you want safe come and ride in the UK....Apart from the odd turd floating around your good

I don't know about that! Two English dudes on Facebook recently destroyed their skis because they were "Jetski jousting." I was surprised and perhaps even a little delighted to learn that jousting is still alive in the old country.

 

[JGringo]

What do you have in mind? And how long you going to be local?

I'm here permanently. Working full time in Avery Island, LA